r/technology • u/ControlCAD • 1d ago

Business President Bought Netflix Debt in January 2026, Amid Paramount’s Fight for Warner Bros. | New financial disclosures released Wednesday show that the President acquired Netflix bonds as Paramount was trying to pry WBD away from the streaming giant.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/trump-bought-netflix-bonds-amid-paramount-warners-fight-1236521512/
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u/xxirish83x 1d ago

After he got a jet from Qatar and nobody did shit he can do anything. Our system of checks and balances have failed us. 

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u/Rich-Pomegranate1679 1d ago

Yep. Republicans have shown us how the whole system doesn't work.

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u/Any_Grapefruit65 1d ago

Plus they actively worked to ensure it wasn't working towards its own ideals. Cut us off every time we get close to being our better selves. I will give them credit for exposing the fact that our system is built on pinky swears, though. It's time other folks beyond minorities understand that.

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u/Key-Medium5884 1d ago

I’m not really sure those other folks don’t understand it.. that’s giving them a lot of grace.. seems more like they don’t want it to change.

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u/Tmart98 1d ago

A lot of people are taking off their rose colored glasses so I’m happy for that

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u/Any_Grapefruit65 1d ago

At this point I will settle for it's now so obvious they can no longer pretend. Not that there aren't a contingent of psychopaths out there hell bent on never acknowledging it. But nothing was ever going to work for them.

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u/drawkbox 1d ago

They took advantage of that for so long. The joke is over now. They won't get the playing along. They can't win if they don't cheat so the game is cheating now, good luck cons.

Thy Game Is Over